LRI 2022 Russia - CLR

russian
federation

2022 Score

82

Score Increase

2020 Score

80

Rating

Approaching
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

80

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

75

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

100

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Trade
Union

50

Fair Wages

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?	Yes	1	§129, 133-133.1, 392 of the Labour Code, 2001; Federal law ‘About minimum wage’ 19.06.2000 № 82-ФЗ
Does the law require regular payment of wages?	Yes	1	§136-148 and 236 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?	Yes	1	§152 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?	No	0	§153 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?	Yes	1	§96 and 154 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution of the Government 22.07.2008 № 554

Decent Working Hours

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?	Yes	1	§92, 99, 152, 203, 264 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?	Yes	1	§99 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?	Yes	1	§108-111 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require paid public holidays?	Yes	1	§112 and 153 of the Labour Code, 2001; §4 of the Federal law 26.09.1997 № 125-ФЗ
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?	Yes	1	§114-115, 121-126, 267, 334 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution of the Government 14.05.2015 № 466

Employment Security

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?	Yes	1	§56-60 and 67 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?	Yes	1	§58-59 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?	Yes	1	§70-71, 207 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?	Yes	1	§61, 77-80, 180, 269, 280, 292, 307, 348.12 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?	No	0	§178, 180-181.1, 318, 327.7 of the Labour Code, 2001

Family Responsibilities

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?	Yes	1	§256 of the Labour Code, 2001; §13-15 of the Federal law № 81-ФЗ of 1995; Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?	No	0	§128 and 256 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?	Yes	1	§93, 96, 99, 122, 258, 259, 262-264 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?	Yes	1	§258 of the Labour Code, 2001

Maternity at Work

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?	Yes	1	§64 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?	Yes	1	§255 and 257 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?	Yes	1	§2.1-2.2, 10-11 of the Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?	Yes	1	§2.1-2.2, 10-11 of the Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?	Yes	1	§261 of the Labour Code, 2001

Safe Work

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?	Yes	1	§221 of the Labour Code, 2001; Order of the Public Health Ministry № 290н of 2009
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?	Yes	1	§225 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution of the Ministry of Labour № 1/29, 2003
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?	Yes	1	§96, 99, 125-126, 253-254, 259, 298 of the Labour Code, 2001; Order of the Ministry of LaborN 512н, 2019
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?	Yes	1	§184 of the Labour Code, 2001; §9 and 15 of the Federal law № 400-ФЗ, 2013; §8-9, 11-12 of the Federal law № 125-ФЗ, 1998

Social Security

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?	Yes	1	§8, 15-16, 30-32, 35 and appendix 3 - 5 of the Federal law ‘About insurance pensions’ 28.12.2013 № 400-ФЗ
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?	Yes	1	§10 and 15 of the Federal law ‘About insurance pensions’ 28.12.2013 № 400-ФЗ
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?	Yes	1	§2-3, 30-34 of the Law of the Russian Federation ‘About employment of the population’ 19.04.1991 № 1032-1
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?	Yes	1	§81 and 183 of the Labour Code, 2001; §6-7 of the Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?	Yes	1	§9 and 15 of the Federal law ‘About insurance pensions’ 28.12.2013 № 400-ФЗ

Fair Treatment

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?	Yes	1	§37 of the Constitution, 1993; §2-3, 132, 419 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?	No	0	§21-22 of the Constitution, 1993; §3 of the Labour Code, 2001; §133 of the Criminal Code, 1996
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?	Yes	1	§37 of the Constitution, 1993; §3 of the Labour Code, 2001; §9 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?	No	0	§19 of the Constitution, 1993; §3 and 253 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?	Yes	1	Federal Law No. 400-FZ of 28 December, on insurance pensions, 2013; ISSA Country Profile for the Russian Federation

Child & Forced Labour

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?	Yes	1	§20 and 63 of the Labour Code, 2001
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?	No	0	§19 of Federal Law No. 3266-1 on Education, 1992
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?	Yes	1	§96, 99, 265, 268 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution 25.02.2000 № 163
Does the law prohibit forced labour?	Yes	1	§37 of the Constitution, 1993; §4 of the Labour Code, 2001; §127.2 of the Criminal Code, 1996

Trade Union

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?	Yes	1	§30 of the Constitution, 1993; §2 and 4 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?	No	0	§13 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996; §36-37 and 41 of the Labour Code, 2001; USDOS CRHRP 2021
Does the law provide for the right to strike?	No	0	§14 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996; §409-413 of the Labour Code, 2001; CEACR, C87, Obs. 2018
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?	Yes	1	§37 of the Constitution, 1993; §14 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996; §414 of the Labour Code, 2001